Hello! I am Mrs. Hopkins, the art teacher at Grace Prep. I am looking forward to getting to know each of my students this year and also being a part of encouraging and helping to develop art skills and creativity. I graduated in 1990 from Texas Tech University with a BS degree and a minor in Art. My husband Mike and I have been married since 1994 and we have 4 Treasures ages 24-14, Megan, Nathan, Nolan and Stephen. Many members of my family, both immediate and extended, enjoy being creative whether it's in the visual or musical arts. We also have a 14 year old terrier mix named Faleen Navidog. Over the course of the school year I plan to post our students' artwork on this blog site so you can keep up with what we are doing. I also plan to rotate what we do in class each year so your student can continue taking art and not repeat projects. My theme verse for teaching art is Ephesians 2:10. I like how it reads in the Amplified Bible:
For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
Just for fun, here are some samples of my own art from through the years. You can click on the photos to see more closely:
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| Still LIFE with Toilet Paper, Summer 2020, Prismacolor on Paper |
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| Fish - Soft Pastels on Paper |
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| Entertainment Cabinet - Acrylic on Wood |
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| Entertainment Cabinet - Acrylic on Wood |
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| Acrylic and Fabric Mosaic on Fabric |
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| Frog - Pencil Drawing |
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| College Drawing Assignment - Pencil on Paper |
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| My Heart Sings - Mixed Media |
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| College Drawing Assignment - Graphite on Paper |
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| Resting in His Reality Cover - Prismacolor on Paper |
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| Fist - Pencil on Paper |
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| Hand - Pencil on Paper |
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| Foot - Pencil on Paper |
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| High School Purse Contents -Pencil on Paper |
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| Homer Pigeon's Post Office - Pencil on Paper |
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| Homer Pigeon's Typewriter - Prismacolor on paper |
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| College Drawing Assignment - Pencil on Paper |
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| Prayer for the Nations - Mixed Media on Poster Board |
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| Crazy Quilt |
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| Quilt |
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| Piet Mondrian Art Theme Quilt |
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| Flowers - Torn Magazine Mosaic |
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| Butterfly - Torn Magazine Mosaic |
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| In the Garden - Torn Magazine on Paper |
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| Armor of God - Ink on Paper |
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| Metal Vase - Lost Wax Casting Technique |
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| Ceramic Vase |
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| Ceramic Bowl |
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| Ceramic Bowl |
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| Ceramic Cups |
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| Ceramic Vase - Hand Building Coil Method |
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| Shape Sculpture |
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| Silly Goose - Photograph |
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| Gulls in a Row - Photograph |
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| Legs - Photograph |
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| Spring Wildflowers - Photograph |
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| Ready to Fly - Photograph |
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| Thistle Flower - Photograph |
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| I won my school district's logo design contest in 12th grade. The father, Bob Overmyer, of a family who lived in the district was an astronaut and my logo was made into a patch and flown on his space shuttle mission! Clear Creek ISD used my design for close to 20 years! :-D |
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| My logo design as a patch (on right). |
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| My logo design as a metal medallion. |
